Creating a group policy

This section describes the process of creating group policies for devices on which Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android mobile app are installed and policies for iOS MDM devices.

Policies created for an administration group are shown in the group workspace in the Administration Console of Kaspersky Security Center on the Policies tab. The icon indicating the policy status (active / inactive) appears before the policy name. Several policies for different apps can be created in one group. Only one policy for each app can be active. When a new active policy is created, the previous active policy becomes inactive.

You can modify a policy after it is created.

To a policy for managing mobile devices:

1. From the console tree, select an administration group for which you want to create a policy.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Click the New policy link to start the Policy Wizard.

This starts the Policy Wizard.

Step 1. Choose an application for creating a group policy

At this step, select the application for which you want to create a group policy in the list of applications:

• Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android – for devices using the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android mobile app.

It is recommended to create a separate policy for HUAWEI and Honor devices that do not have Google play services. This way you can send links to HUAWEI AppGallery to the users of all such devices.

• Kaspersky Device Management for iOS – for iOS MDM devices.

A policy for mobile devices can be created if the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android Administration Plug-in and the Kaspersky Device Management for iOS Administration Plug-in are installed on the administrator's desktop. If the plug-ins are not installed, the name of the relevant application does not appear in the list of applications.

Proceed to the next step of the Policy Wizard.

Step 2. Enter a group policy name

At this step, type the name for the new policy in the Name field. If you specify the name of an existing policy, it will have (1) added at the end automatically.

Proceed to the next step of the Policy Wizard.

Step 3. Create a group policy for the application

At this step, the Wizard prompts you to select the status of the policy:

• Active policy. The Wizard saves the created policy on the Administration Server. At the next synchronization of the mobile device with the Administration Server, the policy will be used on the device as the active policy.
• Inactive policy. The Wizard saves the created policy on the Administration Server as a backup policy. This policy can be activated in the future after a specific event. If necessary, an inactive policy can be switched to active state.

  Several policies can be created for one application in the group, but only one of them can be active. When a new active policy is created, the previous active policy automatically becomes inactive.

Exit the Wizard.

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